Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Surf Break

Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 43.78° S 173.12° E

Issued: 11 am 03 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay sea temperature is
11.2° C

1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year

Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (03 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 3PM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 03). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Jul)3ft (0.9m)10s
Afternoon (03 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Evening (03 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)13s

Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Fri morning, strong winds from the SW by Sun afternoon).

Fri
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Mon
6
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
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2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
11
1
E
12
1
E
13
1
E
13
1
E
13
1
E
13
0.9
E
13
0.9
E
12
2.1
NE
9
2.5
NE
9
2.5
NE
9
3
NE
9
2.5
NE
9
2.4
NE
9
1.2
E
9
1.5
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.5
S
8
2.1
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
164
214
251
270
340
335
324
319
255
239
675
916
996
1357
1042
846
240
322
435
407
333
292
301
731
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
30
NNW
35
N
35
N
35
N
25
NNE
25
NNE
30
N
30
N
15
NNW
5
WNW
25
NNW
30
WNW
35
WSW
45
SW
40
SW
45
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:03AM1.61m
6:29PM1.74m
6:45AM1.58m
7:10PM1.71m
7:28AM1.57m
7:51PM1.68m
Low Tide
12:14PM0.35m
00:49AM0.40m
12:57PM0.36m
1:32AM0.40m
1:41PM0.38m
2:15AM0.40m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:02
8:00
8:00
8:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:00
5:01
5:01
5:02
 mm
1
Temp °C
8
11
10
9
10
10
12
13
14
15
14
13
13
12
12
10
12
10
7
7
7
6
6
8
Feels °C
5
7
6
5
7
6
5
5
6
8
9
8
6
6
8
8
6
4
-1
-3
-2
-4
-4
-1
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
11
1
E
12
1
E
13
1
E
13
1
E
13
1
E
13
0.9
E
13
0.9
E
12
0.8
E
12
0.8
E
12
0.8
E
11
0.2
SSW
18
2.5
NE
9
2.4
NE
9
1.7
NNE
8
1.5
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.5
S
8
0.8
ENE
8
Energy kJ
164
214
251
270
340
335
324
319
255
239
184
184
160
31
1042
846
390
322
435
407
333
292
301
86
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
7
0.7
NNE
7
0.5
E
14
0.6
ENE
5
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.6
E
10
0.7
E
10
1.2
E
9
1.1
NNE
8
0.8
SSW
6
0.8
SSW
7
0.9
SSW
6
1
S
7
1.2
ENE
9
0.6
E
10
Energy kJ
31
39
38
98
23
17
16
15
6
6
3
5
20
26
75
108
240
142
51
51
59
94
232
71
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
12
0.1
SW
12
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
17
0.2
SSW
17
0.2
SSW
16
0.4
NNE
8
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
19
0.5
S
19
Energy kJ
21
20
20
18
17
43
6
6
5
5
3
5
30
30
28
24
22
20
18
17
74
186
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NNE
7
0.8
NNE
4
1.1
NNE
5
1.6
NNE
5
1.4
NNE
5
1.4
NNE
5
1.7
NNE
5
2.1
NE
9
2.5
NE
9
2.5
NE
9
3
NE
9
3
NE
9
0.6
SW
3
0.5
SSW
4
0.5
W
3
0.5
WNW
4
0.4
NW
4
0.4
WNW
4
2.1
S
9
Energy kJ
41
24
56
150
91
100
153
675
916
996
1357
1321
7
12
5
7
4
6
731
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
3
1
3
2
3
2
1
2
2
1
1
5
5
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
30
76
76
76
76
81
30
27
76
3
0
36
145
145
145
145
216
216
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
2
2
3
4
3
4
2
3
2
2
4
4
4
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
9
9
9
9
7
9
5
5
8
7
6
5
5
8
5
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
5
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